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hi! @brittmpca great to meet and interview you for the humanities center yesterday. meant to ask you: how do you test for lead water in a home? moved into an old place and trying to figure out? thanks for advice:)

Covering elections today for MPR News started out at the Edina Senior Center where nearly 100 voters had shown up in the first hour

Always a colorful cast of citizens working as election judges at our polling place. Meet Philothea Sweet handing out “I Voted” stickers in Edina, Minnesota. For MPR News

Kristina Nagle lined up to check in for voting with her two-year-old daughter Lily in Edina, MN. “It’s always important (to vote),” she said, “I think now more than ever.” She brought Lily, she said, to “teach her the importance of the freedom that we have.” MPR News

Jerry Chapman, who owns Jerry’s Auto Specialities in Minnetonka, sits in his car after voting in Edina, Minnesota. “I feel like if you don’t vote, you can’t complain,” he said. “It’s a patriotic and American duty.” For MPR News

People vote at Bloomington City Hall in Bloomington. This is Precinct 11, Third Congressional District. For MPR News

Darya Thomas arrives to vote at Bloomington City Hall in Bloomington. This is Precinct 11, Third Congressional District. She says voting for candidates who support the coverage of pre-existing conditions is her most important issue. For MPR News

Election greeters Russell Syltie, left, and Ron Wegener, are the first officials voters see as they arrive to vote at Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hastings. This is the Second Congressional District. For MPR News

With the help of election judge Kim Milton, left, and head election judge Mike Engeldinger, Samantha Truhler (with her four-month-old baby Ellie) registers with her new married name to vote at Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hastings. For MPR News

Full voting booths on the lunch hour at Our Saviour’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hastings. For MPR News

Voters Kathy King and her son, Cory, exit after voting in Hastings. Kathy says, “The last two years have been terrible, in my opinion. The hatred keeps building,” she said. “It’s terrifying to me. I just don’t want to see the country going in that direction.” For MPR News

Chris Dow, who has not voted since 2008, at Burnside Elementary School in Red Wing. He said he came because his community, the Prairie Island Indian Community, encouraged people to get out and vote in this election. For MPR News

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Standing with my The New York Times colleagues in the NYTimesGuild today in our 24-hour walkout to advocate for fair contract negotiations.

Really appreciating work of Ron Lieber holding #equifax accountable and giving good info to all impacted x.com/nytimesbusines…

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